Municipal Clerk

About the job

A small municipality. A central role. Plenty of scope for creativity.

Kappel am Albis is a manageable and lively municipality in the Knonaueramt district. The distances are short, the topics diverse, and the collaboration between the municipal council and administration is direct. This is exactly what makes the role with us special: you are not simply part of a large organisation, but significantly shape how our municipality functions and develops through your work.

For the management of our municipal administration, we are looking immediately or by arrangement for a professionally skilled, strong leader with a pragmatic personality as

Municipal Clerk 80–100 %

What it’s about.

As Municipal Clerk, you lead the municipal administration both in terms of personnel and professionally and act as the central link between the municipal council, administration, and the public. You advise the municipal council on professional, organisational, and legal matters, coordinate its business, and ensure that political decisions are professionally prepared and reliably implemented.

At the same time, you lead the presidential area and, appropriate to a smaller municipal administration, also take responsibility yourself in various specialist areas. These particularly include organising municipal council meetings and municipal assemblies, elections and votes, municipal communication, as well as leading and supporting important projects.

In short: you keep an eye on the big picture but also get involved where you are needed.

What makes this position special.

You can shape things.

The manageable size of our municipality allows for short decision-making paths and plenty of personal scope for creativity.

You work close to the decisions.

You accompany the municipal council as the central professional contact and act at the interface between strategic-political leadership and operational implementation.

You lead a committed team.

Good collaboration, mutual support, and a pragmatic approach to one another are important to us.

You experience the full breadth of a municipality.

With us, the role is not limited to managing an office. You work on diverse topics and projects and can contribute your experience comprehensively.

What you bring with you

You understand how a municipality functions and the interplay between politics and administration. Ideally, you have several years of professional and leadership experience in a Zurich municipality or a comparable public organisation.

A suitable further education provides a good foundation for this demanding role: for example, as a municipal clerk, in public management, administrative law, or a comparable field.

More important to us, however, is the overall profile: you lead clearly and appreciatively, work in a structured and reliable manner, and can get to the heart of complex matters. You have a good understanding of legal and political contexts, enjoy writing well, and keep an overview even when several matters require attention simultaneously.

And you enjoy a role where not every task has a dedicated specialist office: you think along, decide within your competencies, and take responsibility.

What you can expect from us

We offer you a responsible key position with a high degree of independence and genuine scope for creativity. You will work with a committed municipal council and a competent administrative team.

Contemporary and flexible working conditions, opportunities for mobile working, as well as support for your professional and personal development are part of what we offer.

Above all, we offer you a role where you can immediately see the impact of your work.

Interested?

Then we would like to get to know you and look forward to your application.